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Crossing the Centuries
One patient, World War II veteran Hobert F. Allen, brought blazing light into my deep darkness. Just days before he died, he gave me this 8.5 x 11 black-and-white photo.
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Smart and Stupid: The Perfect Blend
As he dropped me off for my first day in college, my father gave me one piece of advice: “Don’t do stupid things.”
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Anti-Fragility
When unexpected hardship strikes us like a hammer, do we gain strength? When we lose an eye, can our ear more than compensate? When we lose a family member far too young, can we gain fortitude, as if we were preparing for greater disasters yet to come?
